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High-end estate agency Savills has posted a mixed set of half-year results, with revenue up to over £1 billion but the property...

Last week was quite a week for major trading updates, with four of the market’s biggest players announcing either half-year or...

Double-think, for those who have not read George Orwell, is when people are expected to accept two conflicting beliefs as truth,...

A few weeks ago, we saw widespread disruption due to record breaking 40°C heat in the UK. The extreme temperatures caused...

Connells Group - the largest agency group in the UK after its purchase of Countrywide - has today announced its financial results for...

The Property Franchise Group, the UK's largest property franchisor, has provided a trading update ahead of publishing its interim results on Tuesday...

Hidden amongst the annual results released by Purplebricks on Tuesday – which saw revenue and profits down, as well as a...

Dye & Durham says it could potentially appeal the decision by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to effectively disallow its acquistion...

For years now estate agents have been on a journey from digital infancy to digital maturity. But what does the future...

The historic Chestertons brand, one of London’s largest and oldest estate agents, has today announced the appointment of John Ennis as its new...

Yesterday’s publication of Purplebricks’ annual results – which made for very difficult reading for the troubled brand – came as part...

Purplebricks has this morning announced its long-awaited annual results, delayed since July 12 due to internal changes. It shows that revenue...

Rightmove has been backed to weather the cost of living crisis and a property market downturn. Analysis by investment service Wealth Club,...

Rightmove’s average revenue per agent has reached record levels as firms continue to spend more on the portal’s services. The property website...

Lettings has helped drive Foxtons revenue and profits for the first half of the year, a company update has revealed. The listed...

Spicerhaart has promoted its group managing director for land and new homes to the board. Tim Wardley will join the Spicerhaat board...

OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb has set out plans to be “more than just a portal." Tebb provided an update to industry...

Zoopla has launched a Progression Portal for agents, promising real-time updates for 15 key milestones during the sales transaction process. Agents can...

Automation is the direction the industry is moving in and it’s gathering pace every day. Forward-thinking agents are using automation and...

Homesearch has partnered with professional body Propertymark, to provide increased support to its estate agent members and boost innovation across the...

Purplebricks is to increase its pricing and drop its money back guarantee. In one of the first acts by new chief executive...

Purplebricks has pushed back the publication of its annual accounts. The online agent’s full year results were due to be published on...

Customer insight provider KnowYourMarket has partnered with sales conversion strategist, Tony Morris International to develop a product that promises to boost...

There have been many articles about ‘digitising upfront information’, following the publication of DLUHC’s Levelling-Up white paper and National Trading Standards...

Agency data and prospecting platform Homesearch has launched a new guide to help firms continue securing instructions during the so-called summer...

It’s the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell fire tragedy, but are high rises any safer today than they were then? On 14th...

The digital transformation of the property industry is not a new chapter, but an ongoing journey in which the winners are...

OneDome has launched a new platform for agents to monitor and manage referrals made and earned through the challenger portal. The platform,...

OnTheMarket has reported an increase in agency branches listing on the portal but posted an operating loss after a busy year...

Estate agents could be losing thousands of pounds a year to missed calls. Communications platform YourBusinessNumber analysed data on the typical number of...

In this article, Kristian Stott, Head of New Business at iamproperty, analyses the digital revolution in our lives and in property and why...

LSL has reported a 16% drop in estate agency residential exchange income but says it is sales pipeline is at record...

Sales remain the predominant source of income for most estate agency brands, research claims. The analysis warns that agents shouldn’t ignore lettings...

Foxtons has announced the acquisition of two estate agents worth £10.55m. The listed agency giant has acquired IMM Properties Ltd, trading under...

Belvoir has reported that group revenue is up 14% in the first four months of the year, helped mainly by its...

Many of the property firms recently fined for anti-money laundering (AML) breaches have previously turned down help, Credas claims. It was revealed...

In this latest video interview, exclusively for EAT and LAT readers, Estate Agent Today's Lee Dahill chats with Mike Dawson from...

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...

Agency franchisees with brands such as Hunters, Martin & Co, Belvoir and EasyProperty are being given the chance to sign up...

Rising house prices boosted HMRC’s coffers during the previous tax year. Analysts suggest the booming housing market has meant HMRC has attracted...

A legal expert has suggested that Metaverse sales could eventually become part of a property chain. The Metaverse is the latest trend...

From the beginning of April, long-awaited rules from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) came into effect....

The latest trading update from Foxtons has revealed that sales revenue in the first quarter of this year was down 9%...

Winkworth agents posted record sales income last year, attributed to the stamp duty holiday. The London-listed agent franchise group revealed in its...

Foxtons, Chancellors and Douglas & Gordon have been named among the first paid-up agency brands on Boomin. The challenger portal, launched by...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is planning more acquisitions after a busy 2021 for buying-up agencies. The umbrella property brand, which incorporates...

The Property Franchise Group has reported record like-for-like revenue for 2021. The umbrella property brand, which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove,...

More acquisitions are being predicted at agency franchise group Belvoir. It comes as the listed brand yesterday reported record group revenue of...

In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...

Propertymark is urging restraint on the part of the Welsh Government as it moves to tackle what it sees as the...

Foxtons has given details of what some believe is market-leading use of technology to drive its sales and lettings effort. In a...

The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...

House sales in February were around a fifth lower than the same month in 2021, according to HM Revenue and Customs...

Figures just released by HM Revenue & Customs show the Treasury enjoying a bumper year for stamp duty, with record receipts...

A Canadian investment fund with a roughly two per cent share in Foxtons is arguing for the agency to be put...

An industry trade body wants the government to scrap the three per cent stamp duty surcharge on additional homes - and...

The long-standing commitment of London-focussed agency Dexters to expand through acquisitions is continuing apace. Over the weekend it was announced that the...

A rural body in Wales has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals for draconian new taxes on second homes.  Earlier this...

The chief executive of Boomin says agents have asked him to do something about rival portals “pocketing income from mortgage referral...

High end estate agency Savills says the imposition of sanctions on Russians, amid new measures obliging overseas buyers to be more...

An analysis of anti-money laundering compliance shows the estate agency industry as one of the UK’s worst performing sectors. And the expert...

We know from our customer research that being able to showcase property that looks the best it can online is the...

The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably...

The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...

Foxtons has told shareholders that it has enjoyed "a good year of progress with revenues, profits and cash flow significantly ahead of...

HM Revenue & Customs has been warned by financial experts that its latest crackdown on stamp duty abuse could make the...

OnTheMarket’s transformation into a “tech-enables property business across the broader property eco-system” is gathering pace according to the portal’s chief executive. In...

Housing market analyst and PropTech entrepreneur Anthony Codling says that the next few weeks will determine whether Boomin is the portal...

There’s been another large rise in fee earnings for Rightmove this morning, as the portal softens the blow by announcing a...

A lead generation platform that boasts Leaders, EweMove and Northwood amongst its clients says it’s expanding into mortgages. Rentround, now in its...

Analysts are gearing up for the full year figures to be revealed by Rightmove to its shareholders at the end of...

Alexander Siedes, CEO of Homeppl, reveals the top five ways people try and commit tenancy fraud and how to spot and stop...

Letting agency growth experts are set to take to the virtual stage and use the latest tech to share their insights...

Seven years after it launched on the London Stock Market, speculation continues that Purplebricks may be about to de-list and return...

A campaigning MP is to meet with a government minister to discuss controls and disincentives for second homes. Former Liberal Democrat MP...

If 2020 was the year of survival, then 2021 was about the post-Covid boom. The impact of the pandemic on the...

A former Purplebricks chief is the new CEO of rival online company Yopa. Verona Frankish has been involved in the property industry...

Data, when used to its full potential, holds the key to the property market’s growth. The reason for this is the...

Hybrid agency EweMove - which has a mix of working-from-home agents and High Street branches - has had an outstanding year...

Low fee agents such as Purplebricks and some other online operators are generally not trusted by the public when selling their...

Purplebricks says there’s an uncertain period ahead following a sharp loss of revenue in the first half of its trading year. In...

OnTheMarket has signed a deal with Brickflow, a new comparison site for development finance.   The portal says the partnership will provide member...

Foxtons has confirmed its intention to sell the sales side of Douglas & Gordon, the London agency chain it acquired only...

A trading statement this morning confirms a large revenue rise for LSL Property Services. Group revenue increased by around 23 per cent last...

In this guest piece, the team at Lifesycle discuss a recent experiment they did with AI and estate agents' data and...

Hunters has tweaked its earlier version of hybrid franchising in a bid to attract self-employed agents. Hunters Personal was launched with a...

The PropTech network Coadjute, which says it will ultimately slash the time it takes to move house by as much as...

Bowmark Capital is selling its Leaders Romans Group, one of the UK’s largest property services groups, to another private equity operator, Platinum...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

The Guild of Property Professionals is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a pledge to work hard this year to stand out...

A leading accountant is warning of a possible stamp duty change affecting residential property this year. HMRC is currently consulting on a...

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

Could estate and letting agents sell their branch office window space for third party advertising, above and beyond promoting the properties...

The UK is reported to have dropped down the league table of governments that secure vast amounts of income from property...

The online agency Strike - which has a business model selling homes for free and relying on referral fees for revenue...

Zoopla’s chief operating officer says the portal has made progress for agents in 2021 but recognises there’s more to do next...

As we slide into Christmas, with the busiest levels of house buying since 2006 and activity still buoyant, I don’t think...

MRI Software’s newest Agency Solutions expert, Michael Connolly, made the leap from working on the front line of an estate agent...

A new report wants the government to consider slapping Capital Gains Tax on profits made from appreciating house values for all...

HM Revenue & Customs is consulting on how it can clamp down on property professionals and buyers who allegedly try to...

The investment arms of Savills and the Daily Mail General Trust have pumped more cash into online agency Yopa which has...

Let’s begin with total transparency from this author: I believe there’s a place for Build To Rent in the wider portfolio...

In this latest video interview with the industry, Estate Agent Today's Lee Dahill chats to Richard Price, managing director of Dezrez,...

A survey of 100 agents commissioned by industry supplier Landmark suggests most believe the current onboarding process is ripe for simplification.  Some...

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...

Franchise giant Winkworth says at least eight new offices will open next year, following an upbeat performance in 2021. In a trading...

Fears are growing that large estate agency groups may have to pay a mandatory levy towards the cost of anti-money laundering...

HM Land Registry will accept only digital register update applications from November 2022. Most applications received currently are submitted as PDFs or...

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...

Purplebricks' share price tumbled a remarkable 34 per cent this morning when trading opened on the London Stock Exchange. The price crashed...

An estate agency group is rebranding and pledges that it will build on its current revenue averaging £1m per branch.  Property group...

Increasing house prices has encouraged HM Revenue and Customs to launch huge numbers of probes into Inheritance Tax payments. According to law...

At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...

Foxtons has given an upbeat trading update to shareholders this morning. It says so far this year sales revenue is a huge...

In the UK, 3.5 million households — which is over one-third of UK households — are either privately or socially rented,...

Disclaimer: This article is intended for information only and does not constitute legal advice. As part of its 2020 budget, the UK...

A new service has been launched claiming to offer ‘a new supportive partnership opportunity’ for agents to earn referral fees. Cox &...

OnTheMarket figures for the first half of this year show stronger revenue and improved profits. Agency numbers have increased modestly since January...

It’s been revealed that HM Revenue & Customs scours the listings on both Rightmove and Zoopla to assess whether property investors...

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says HM Revenue & Customs will probe any alleged wrongdoing in property purchases included in the so-called Pandora...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? As Chief Business Development Officer I am responsible for Simplify’s...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

New figures from HM Treasury have revealed that businesses, including a number of major agencies, have returned £1.3 billion in furlough...

Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has hailed the online agent’s no-fee model after reaching £5 billion worth of sales. The agency, previously...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) – the umbrella property brand which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove, Ellis & Co, Martin...

Good property marketing photos have arguably never been more important in an increasingly visual and tech-led world. We saw just the...

A surprise statement from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the stamp duty holiday, which goes on until the end...

Franchise giant Winkworth says it has backed the start up of a commercial company advising on investment in retail or business...

Business intelligence is paramount to companies looking to gain a competitive edge, particularly in saturated markets like estate agency. Each client...

Lost in the noise of yesterday’s social care announcements, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has named October 27 as his next Budget Day...

Belvoir’s chief executive haas taken to Twitter to hail his company’s latest results as “superb” - with sales for the franchise agency...

House sales slumped nearly two thirds last month as the main deadline for the stamp duty holiday passed.  HM Revenue and Customs...

Propertymark has issued a warning to agents following the fines imposed on three property agencies by HM Revenue & Customs for...

Sinclair Taylor, the first company to offer debt solutions to estate agencies, has been acquired by The Broadriver Group, a diverse...

HM Revenue & Customs is reported to be targeting recent home buyers after a slump in income from property taxes during...

Referral revenues shared between agents in a major industry trade group has hit over £1.35m.  Daniel Pepperell, regional director at The Guild...

Purplebricks has this morning confirmed that it’s ending its self-employed Local Property Experts operation and is moving to “a fully employed model...

A leading tax expert is advising investors to “plan your disposals” after new Capital Gains Tax figures have raised speculation of...

Savills has reported a bounce back after the Covid-hit performance in 2020. The agency has substantial overseas and commercial property and consultancy...

LSL Property Services - parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - has reported record figures as...

A bank which a year ago told investors to sell Rightmove shares has now changed its tune - radically. In August 2020...

Belvoir has issued another upbeat trading report, saying its revenue for the first six months of the year is up 53...

The head of Boomin has attacked Rightmove for the fees it currently charges agents, the likelihood of higher fees to come,...

The stamp duty holiday came and went with much fanfare. For many buyers it represented a rare opportunity to make some...

Rightmove has reported a dramatic bounce back in its fortunes - and it’s making more money from agents even than before...

Hybrid agency EweMove has continued growing with the sale of 37 new territories in the first six months of the year...

Propertymark has worked with one of the UK governments to create an information sheet which, in virtual or hard copy firm,...

An estate agency which at one time hoped to be operating nationwide this year has now revised its target. Hortons says it...

A new service launched over the weekend, proposing to charge buyers £30 for a “guaranteed” viewing, has split opinions amongst estate...

Propertymark says a new pay-per-viewing service is “interesting” but warns agents to protect themselves by abiding by consumer protection regulations. The warning has come following...

There’s gathering momentum to do ‘something’ about the unfairness of council tax and stamp duty. This isn’t new in principle. Agents have...

Remember the early days of lockdown when there was a general panic? Perhaps the hot demand for toilet rolls was a sign...

HM Revenue & Customs has warned of what it calls the “negative impacts” of the pandemic on the latest property transactions...

A group of MPs has suggested the government consider a “proportional property tax” to replace the current council tax, in a...

Let it never be said that this column isn’t here to help out agents directly. In this week’s Natter, I speak...

Anyone working in residential property knows it is taking longer and longer to get from SSTC (sold subject to contract) to...

Purplebricks has addressed its critics on house sales by pledging to return vendors’ upfront fees if the agency fails to find...

Digital signatures are not new but the relative slowness with which they have been adopted by the industry is disappointing, according...

Agency staff who worked from home at any point during the pandemic - even for just one day - can still...

I recently saw a fly-through video for a home on sale for well over £2m. The imagery was good (made better by...

Peter Everett - a veteran High Street estate agent with a quarter of a century at LSL and a decade at...

As agents, we’ve finally got used to the word PropTech - some of us even like it! What’s more, PropTech has,...

Around 18 months ago, just a few months before the pandemic hit, I did a Natter with the team at software...

EweMove, the high profile hybrid estate agency owned by The Property Franchise Group, says it has recruited a record 30 new...

OnTheMarket, which a few days ago indicated it was in profit for the first time, is to woo potential new investors...

OnTheMarket’s new chief executive has posted his first full year’s trading figures - and they suggest the portal is making progress...

The growth of the internet and technology has transformed virtually every aspect of our lives, including how we approach the property...

In a trading statement this morning Foxtons has revealed that following a 49 per cent increase in sales revenue in the...

Movebutler, the digital onboarding platform from online auction specialist iamproperty, says it has some 900 agency branches signed up. These include Martin...

Gathering and analysing feedback at all stages in the customer journey is highly important. So, where do we begin? For many estate...

Zoopla has issued a statement saying it’s entering into a long-term partnership with the Leacders Romans Group, which will be “curated...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Ben Ridgway, Group Managing Director at iamproperty. What is iamproperty...

We have more regulations controlling the sector than ever before and we have more ‘regulators’ involved in controlling the sector than...

You could make about 65 more cold calls, or hold 13 more viewings, or you could take a power-nap every day...

Another major agency group has agreed to repay substantial sums it claimed under the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, introduced to...

The Property Franchise Group’s hybrid agency EweMove more than doubled its income in 2020 to £5m, according to a statement to...

Software provider Rex has launched three new live dashboards for agencies, one of which covers agent performance. Rex says the dashboards -...

In my previous Estate Agent Today feature, I endeavoured to explain the key differences between APIs and Apps, to help improve...

An insolvency specialist is warning that the real estate sector of the UK is seeing more firms in financial distress despite...

The average UK house price has risen 8.6 per cent - that’s typically £20,000 - in the past year. This is the...

Agents are being urged to push through their pipelines before the upcoming stamp duty deadlines. The plea comes from Simply Conveyancing, which...

Foxtons has reassured investors that 2021 has started well and the agency is on the road to recovery after the Coronavirus...

Have you found yourself asking the question: “what is the difference between an API and an App?” No doubt we are all...

A survey of 5,000 agents suggests the slow house selling and buying process is one of the biggest challenges facing the...

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...

Winkworth says Covid and its aftermath will not derail plans to open five offices a year.  In a trading statement to shareholders...

With increasing numbers of portals battling for membership and revenue, Zoopla has revealed that all Carter Jonas’ residential branches will list until...

Yopa has instructed two companies to help with its brand building as it battles with other major online players. It’s appointed M.i. Media...

It’s costing taxpayers £750,000 just for the government to update its IT systems to handle the stamp duty holiday.  In a document...

Agency marketing platform BriefYourMarket has acquired live chat and customer experience provider Yomdel.  BriefYourMarket says the addition of Yomdel to its offer...

OnTheMarket has completed its purchase of PropTech firm Glanty - a deal which began 15 months ago.   OTM took an initial 20...

The events of the last 12 months have potentially shaped the future of our sector for years to come. There has been...

Pressure is building on London agency Foxtons to repay its furlough funding. The company issued an upbeat trading statement on Wednesday; while...

Foxtons says it's set for radical new investment and further takeovers following the acquisition of rival London agency Douglas and Gordon. In...

As a property agent, fancy marketing terminology such as ‘omnichannel’ might not hold too much interest for you right now. We’re in...

Rightmove has revealed its figures for the full year 2020 - down in terms of profit and revenue because of the impact...

An open letter from Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce shows how fierce the competition is going to be in the portal field...

Connells Group says it is the UK's largest estate agency group by market share - and that's before the Countrywide acquisition...

Transaction totals took a tumble last month for the first time since last summer as HMRC figures suggest the stamp duty...

OnTheMarket says it’s going to increase investment in new products and services, and invest further in ‘internal website development resources’. In a...

An agency says it now sells more prime London properties than any of its rivals. Chestertons makes the claim based on figures...

Boomin, created by Michael and Kenny Bruce, promises “highly memorable and engaging” TV and radio ads at its launch in the near...

New government figures show that stamp duty transactions in the final quarter of last year were 43 per cent higher than in...

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...

Today’s the day when Parliament debates a possible extension to the stamp duty holiday beyond its March 31 cliff edge deadline...

Connells Group, now on the threshold of taking the ailing Countrywide empire under its wings, has signed a five year partnership...

Boomin has denied that it will ever allow direct property sales, cutting out estate agents. Founder Michael Bruce says the new service...

A large majority of estate agents fear a surge in 'failed sales’ as the stamp duty holiday cliff edge gets ever-closer. The latest National...

The stamp duty holiday should be extended to include properties that have exchanged but have yet to complete, a leading accountancy...

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...

Revenues for LSL Property Services - owner of Your Move and Reeds Rains - dropped last year by 15 per cent. Although...

Property auctioneer Pugh, which has 11 offices across the UK, has unveiled bespoke new technology to support its work with estate...

Estate agencies have been named by HM Revenue & Customs for breaching anti-money laundering regulations. The list of those breaching the rules...

Boomin has announced another 15 independents as members of the site, which is expected to launch in the near future. “The latest...

Independent agents inspired by the Say No To Rightmove campaign are to launch a rival portal next month. Wearethemarket is a portal...

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...

Countrywide’s former management seriously damaged the company’s share value and status by adopting a flawed business plan - and then executing...

Following a turbulent 2020 in which the property market and the professionals working within it excelled in the face of unprecedented...

A £17.8m pre-tax loss has been reported by Yopa in its latest financial statement filed at Companies House. Figures lodged just before...

MPs want the government to publish the names of estate agencies and other companies claiming furlough funding. The all-party Public Accounts Committee of...

Around half of all estate agencies selling homes for £5m or more have not even registered for anti-money laundering processes, and/or...

The Bruce brothers’ portal Boomin has signed two high profile regional agencies from the north of England. Manning Stainton and Farrell Heyworth...

Agents and property experts have reacted angrily to the government's refusal to extend the stamp duty holiday. The government has told campaigners that...

Mystery still surrounds the number of homes actually sold by Purplebricks, despite upbeat statements regarding the number of instructions it wins. The...

It is the end of my column for another year, my 4th if I am not mistaken.  This year has seen a...

Revenues have slumped by 18 per cent at LSL Property Services, the corporate which boasts Your Move and Reeds Rains and...

Foxtons has this morning reported to shareholders that its sales revenue has improved - although both mortgage and lettings revenue have...

A leading property consultancy is suggesting that a possible increase in Capital Gains Tax could end up losing money for the...

The UK has topped the rankings for the highest property taxes as a percentage of overall taxation in the developed world...

Software provider Dezrez has entered into an integration partnership with Boomin - the fledgling portal’s first PropTech deal.  The agreement ensures that...

Belvoir has become the latest major agency group to sign up to Boomin as a founder agent.  The properties of all four...

Over 100 Zoopla member branches have signed up to the Modern Method of Auction system offered via the portal. Over the summer Zoopla...

The Federation of Independent Agents trade group has unveiled a new automated nurture product available exclusively to members - and it claims...

HM Revenue and Customs and the Advertising Standards Authority are working together to cut out misleading marketing by promoters of stamp...

Property tax rises and falling house prices look as if they are on the way according to the small print accompanying...

Today sees the government’s Spending Review, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak taking centre stage as he presents a 12 month spending plan to...

The Boomin portal, which incentivises agents to cross-sell and benefit from referral fees, is to receive advice on fee disclosure from...

The founder of OneDome says a likely housing market slowdown is the perfect time for agents to optimise revenue by investing in PropTech. Babek Ismayil believes...

It’s no secret that the recent pandemic has forced more businesses to operate remotely, but the shift for estate agents has...

The new property portal Boomin has revealed its fees structure for agents. Tapping into the industry debate over portal fees, Boomin describes...

As we embark on another nationwide lockdown, the team at SDL Auctions are keen to help agents ride the storm, beat...

The six brands that make up The Property Franchise Group are the latest signings for yet-to-launch portal Boomin. TPFG’s brands are national...

What are the best ways for a letting agency to generate additional revenue and stay ahead of the competition? Management fees are...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the furlough scheme until the end of March. It will continue under the current rules, with the...

I remember so clearly in my Foxtons days, working as a lettings manager in Putney, that lettings, though less sexy than...

Knight Frank is in talks with HM Revenue and Customs to return furlough money as a result of relatively strong trading, notwithstanding...

Boomin is to levy a traditional monthly fee for estate and letting agents listing on the site, in line with other...

Advanced information released today about Boomin suggests it will seek a much closer relationship with agents than existing portals, with lifetime...

Figures just released from HM Revenue & Customs show just how much stamp duty buyers pay, at least before the current holiday...

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning provides a rare piece of good news for the troubled London agency. It says business...

The proliferation of free and accessible digital services has - at face value - brought us many great things: same-day deliveries,...

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

A new tool which identifies preferences of Facebook users and then targets them with ads for appropriate homes on sale, is...

The property market has bounced back with all of the expected resilience and flexibility that is its hallmark since it reopened...

The senior management from four of the agencies announced as founding members of Boomin have spoken out in favour of the...

The new Boomin portal being launched shortly has named 10 high profile agency chains as founding members. The 10 give the new portal...

The government has issued new guidance to estate and lettings agencies on their obligations regarding money laundering issues - and online...

OnTheMarket’s latest trading update shows a significant rise in revenue but agency branch membership numbers stalling. Revenue was up 28 per cent...

A PropTech platform wants to find out agents’ views on a range of industry issues - and that includes whether they...

The latest review by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team into referral fees places the outdated practice of...

Property technology company OneDome, which operates two portals - OneDome and Nethouseprices - has raised another £5m in funding.  It says it...

One of the growing number of free to list property portals, Residential People, claims a record-breaking number of sales and letting...

Despite the recent effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is still much opportunity in the market for letting agents to grow...

Rightmove, which recently posted a 37 per cent drop in revenue for the first six months of 2020, has lost almost...

Franchise giant Winkworth has reported an 11 per cent drop in gross revenue and profit plummeting 20.2 per cent in the...

At mio, we often have conversations with Estate Agency firms who have a dedicated sales progresser in their team. Whilst there...

The portal  set up by Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny Bruce has revealed it's recruited Rightmove and Zoopla personnel and intends...

Hybrid agency EweMove has outperformed its traditional sister companies within The Property Franchise Group over the past six months. That’s the clear...

It’s no surprise the mainstream news remains dominated by coronavirus - not so much the actual effect of it right now,...

The battle between rival self-employed agent business models continues apace with eXp UK - set up last autumn - announcing it...

The scale of the market bounce back after lockdown is made clear in new figures from HM Revenue & Customs. It registers...

Letting agents are struggling to open new bank accounts and even large established letting agents with a long history of trading...

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...

If anyone thought the days of Purplebricks bosses making millions were in the past,  think again. The chief executive and chief finance...

It must have been a close thing on Friday as to whose faces were looking the most glum - those at...

Almost all estate agents are still saying Yes to Rightmove, according to figures produced by the portal this morning. Membership numbers for...

The UK residential activities of high-end agency Savills suffered a 54 per cent reduction in profits and an eight per cent...

The chairman of LSL Property Services - Simon Embley - says he is “increasingly optimistic” about the outlook for the market,...

A law practice says HM Revenue & Customs is launching a probe into companies that have allegedly abused the Coronavirus furlough...

The new portal OpenBrix, which is powered by Blockchain, has revealed its fee structure ahead of its formal launch on September...

    Purplebricks says changes to its fees structure - possibly becoming less reliant on controversial upfront charges - has been delayed until...

OnTheMarket has confirmed it is “considering” making redundancies - the second of the large portals to be in this position. Rumours have been...

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...

What do General Electric, IBM, Microsoft, and WhatsApp have in common? Yes, they are American companies that boasted revenues of $50...

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning reveals that 85 per cent of staff are now off furlough, and that the...

The EweMove hybrid agency has been singled out for special praise in a trading statement from its parent company, which also...

Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny Bruce have revealed the name of their new property venture.  It’s to be called Boomin. There are still few specific...

The hunt is on for a new boss of Countrywide according to news reports. Sky News says the company has recruited professional...

Agents have almost unanimously been reporting a big surge in business since the reopening of the housing market, but new figures...